1889
Born October 5, 1889
Barnett, GA, USA
Jim Bagby Notable
Jim Bagby played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1912 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1923. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 1916 to 1922.
He went 127 and 88 with a 3.11 earned run average, pitching 1,821.7 innings in 316 games. He struck out 450, completed 133 of his 208 starts and threw 16 shutouts. Across 325 games he batted .218, with 144 hits and 69 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 35 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He led the league in wins once, in 1920, with 31.
He was born in Barnett, GA, USA on October 5, 1889, and died on July 28, 1954. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1920 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | CIN | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1916 | CLE | 51 | 90 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 1 | .167 |
| 1917 | CLE | 49 | 108 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 1 | .231 |
| 1918 | CLE | 47 | 99 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 1 | .212 |
| 1919 | CLE | 37 | 89 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 0 | .258 |
| 1920 | CLE | 49 | 131 | 17 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .252 |
| 1921 | CLE | 41 | 76 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .197 |
| 1922 | CLE | 25 | 42 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .262 |
| 1923 | PIT | 21 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .050 |
| Career | — | 325 | 660 | 69 | 144 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 32 | 91 | 3 | .218 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | CIN | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17.1 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3.12 |
| 1916 | CLE | 16 | 16 | 48 | 27 | 5 | 272.2 | 253 | 79 | 67 | 88 | 2.61 |
| 1917 | CLE | 23 | 13 | 49 | 37 | 7 | 320.2 | 277 | 70 | 73 | 83 | 1.96 |
| 1918 | CLE | 17 | 16 | 45 | 31 | 6 | 271.1 | 274 | 81 | 78 | 57 | 2.69 |
| 1919 | CLE | 17 | 11 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 241.1 | 258 | 75 | 44 | 61 | 2.80 |
| 1920 | CLE | 31 | 12 | 48 | 38 | 0 | 339.2 | 338 | 109 | 79 | 73 | 2.89 |
| 1921 | CLE | 14 | 12 | 40 | 26 | 4 | 191.2 | 238 | 100 | 44 | 37 | 4.70 |
| 1922 | CLE | 4 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 98.1 | 134 | 69 | 39 | 25 | 6.32 |
| 1923 | PIT | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 68.2 | 95 | 40 | 25 | 16 | 5.24 |
| Career | — | 127 | 88 | 316 | 208 | 29 | 1821.2 | 1884 | 629 | 458 | 450 | 3.11 |
On this day & linked events
1954
Died July 28, 1954
1912
Major-league debut: Jim Bagby
Jim Bagby made a major-league debut on April 22, 1912.
1923
Final major-league game: Jim Bagby
Jim Bagby played a final major-league game on September 7, 1923.
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